ERMAS: A web portal for analytical data on Estonian rocks and sediments

Collections in geology

Information about the 4.6 billion year history of the planet Earth is
stored in rocks, minerals and fossils, which together form the essence
of geological collections, or geocollections. A large part of geological research is based on collections and often
discoveries arise from specimens once collected and stored in museums.

On the other hand, geocollections are created
during geological research and need to be kept and made available as referece material.

Geocollections in Estonia

In Estonia, the main geocollections are owned by the
following institutions that together make up a virtual national
geological collection:

Currently the database holds records of 305167 collection specimens and rock samples, and 75001 digital images and other media files.
The data were last updated on 2015-03-30 19:09:28.

2008-2015. SARV: Geoscience collections and data repository
If not indicated otherwise, content of the these pages may be used, reused and distributed for non-commercial purposes taken that original author and source are cited.
Questions and comments about the database and website: Olle Hints, Institute of Geology at Tallinn University of Technology, olle.hints@ttu.ee
Development of SARV has been supported by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and Environmental Investment Centre.